Twitter Username: @samanthahmelton

Language Today Tweets:
8/25/2012- East-west distinction in northern New England speech
9/1/2012- The Language of Texting
9/25/2012- SAT score decline in North Carolina
9/26/2012- Egypt fights cartoons with cartoons
10/1/2012- Aboriginal language returns from the dead
10/3/2012- Body language signs to watch during the debates
10/10/2012-Few Illinois Teachers Who Work With English Language Learner Have Bilingual Credentials
10/15/2012-Looking at the question of language
10/25/2012- Sarah Palin responds to "shuck and jive" criticism

Jade Garrett & Samantha Melton
10/11/2012
Homonym activity: http://write-to-learn.tumblr.com/post/33233266946
Based on the Write to Learn article of homonyms on their Tumblr feed, the students will do an activity where they create sentences using the correct forms of the homonyms. Their sentences should be related. Once the students have created their sentences with the correct spellings of the words, they will share out and allow the other students to see their ideas.


8/23/2012- Identity Follow Up Wordle



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8/30/2012- Timeline



9/7/2012- [[#|Web Identity]] Presentation



Comment: Good survey of your status at the beginning of the semester, Sam. I hope our work in seminar has given you additional ideas for crafting your online professional identity going forward! Best, Dr. Y